Rettamalai Srinivasan
Rettamalai Srinivasan | |
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Srinivasan (left) and Ambedkar (right) on a 2000 stamp of India | |
| Born | 7 July 1860 |
| Died | 18 September 1945 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Journalist and Politician |
Diwan Bahadur Rettamalai Srinivasan (7 July 1860 – 18 September 1945), commonly known as R. Srinivasan, was a scheduled caste activist and politician from then Madras Presidency of British India (now the Indian state of Tamil Nadu). He is a Paraiyar icon and was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and was also an associate of B. R. Ambedkar. He is remembered today as one of the pioneers of the Scheduled caste movement in India. He founded the Adi dravida mahajana sabha in 1893.